Giovanni’s Room
Giovanni’s Room
James Baldwin
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What Douglas Stuart Says: This is Baldwin’s tale of desire, and the failure of that desire, set in 1950s Paris. The abandonment at the end is heartbreaking. Lingering in my mind is the beautiful quote: “If you cannot love me, I will die. Before you came I wanted to die, I have told you many times. It is cruel to have made me want to live only to make my death more bloody.”
What They Say: “Baldwin writes of these matters with unusual candour and yet with such dignity and intensity” – The New York Times
